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Tucker & Dale vs Evil

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Two scruffy pals' (Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk) backwoods vacation takes a bloody turn when ignorant college students mistake them for a pair of murderous hillbillies.
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Like the best horror/comedies, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil mines its central crazy joke for some incredible scares, laughs, and -- believe it or not -- heart.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 01/27/2012
3.5/4
This movie is certifiably insane, that's a given, but it's also extremely witty, has far more intelligence than you might originally expect and has a grand time exploding clichés and playing with an audience's expectations. Go to Full Review
Ben Sachs Chicago Reader 01/04/2012
Here's something you don't see every day: a genial, politically correct splatter comedy. Go to Full Review
Brian Tallerico HollywoodChicago.com 10/07/2011
4.0/5.0
Clever horror/comedy hybrid of the kind that Sam Raimi used to make and that so many have tried to produce in recent years but have fallen remarkably flat. There's nothing flat about this clever genre flick. For the right audience, it's pretty great. Go to Full Review
Chase Hutchinson The Inlander (Spokane, WA) Oct 11
A delightful buddy comedy that doesn’t skimp on blood when all the horror shenanigans take hold, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil remains an all-time cult movie worth pledging your soul to. Bursting with silly gags and gory kills, it remains a horror lover’s dream. Go to Full Review
David Day Horror Movie Talk Sep 23
7/10
The dry wit and laugh out loud moments in this movie are a ton of fun and often the result of totally shocking and unexpected misunderstandings or accidents. The characters are completely wonderful and easy to fall in love with. Go to Full Review
Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 9
5/5
A simple, clever premise that fully pays off exactly how you'd hope it could, thanks to the charm and chemistry between the two leads. Go to Full Review
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23h Aww, seen a long time ago and watching again in 2025. Great movie. So smart and funny. It's a great parody of all tropes of horror. Easy addition to your collection. See more Jack F Nov 21 Really unique movie. I laughed sooo hard at that one part with the bees. I'd watch it again. See more Wayne K Nov 17 Funny if you’re not a fan of horror films and downright hilarious if you are, Tucker & Dale Vs Evil delights in parodying the silly tropes and cliches that the genre has been built on, but have dragged it down into creative and emotional inertia. The best moments are those that look like they’re right out of a slasher flick, like a character running round wildly swinging a chainsaw, but putting a comic spin on it and playing it dead straight. It puts a great twist on what I can guess can be called the ‘savage redneck’ trope, popularised by films like Deliverance and Wrong Turn, where now the big city folk are the perpetrators and antagonists and the country folk are the victims, but the film is smart enough not to make the latter as dumb as they’re portrayed when they’re the villains. The gags might not hit every time, but the script knows when a moment needs to be taken seriously or left to sit. It’s a horror comedy that skews very much towards the latter, and it’s appeal very much lies in the fact that it’s a movie you can watch anywhere, anytime with anybody and you’ll get a lot of laughs out of it. See more Dan G Nov 16 If you need a off the wall recommendation this is it. This is so funny. See more leonidas L. @Leemee Nov 12 The one thing I need in a movie is straight comedy and Gore and this is what this movie gives you, easy five stars See more Jeff F Nov 6 Worst vacation ever. Best comedy of this genre ever. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Two scruffy pals' (Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk) backwoods vacation takes a bloody turn when ignorant college students mistake them for a pair of murderous hillbillies.
Director
Eli Craig
Producer
Morgan Jurgenson, Albert Klychak
Screenwriter
Eli Craig, Morgan Jurgenson
Distributor
Magnet Releasing
Production Co
Kintop Pictures
Rating
R (Brief Nudity|Bloody Horror Violence|Language)
Genre
Horror, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 30, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 3, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$223.6K
Runtime
1h 29m
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